2. Improved snow plowing/removal.3. Reducing, and eventually eliminating, salting of city roads. Salt destroys streets and bridges kills street trees, rusts our cars/ trucks and, when dry, becomes airborne, mixes with vehicle exhausts creating air pollution leading to health problems such as asthma, high blood pressure and more.4. Expanding urban forestry efforts to plant/maintain planting of street trees and trees on front lawns/ Trees add to property values,act as air conditioners, cooling and improving air quality by absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen.

5. Oppose any efforts to privatize Albany Muni golf course. Capital Hills. Will continue to make the course available in off season, for walkers joggers and pets. As long as dog owners pick up after their pets. Cross country skiing , sledding and snow shoeing will continue.5. Oppose any effort to privatize the Harriman State Office Campus. The SOC shall remain as home for the state work force thereby reducing traffic on main streets that traverse residential neighborhoods resulting in improved quality of life in those neighborhoods.6. The AFD will continue to play a major roll in code enforcement.7. The APD will step up efforts to assure security and public safety in all neighborhoods of the City.8. Improvement of Buckingham Pond Park is a priority. Refer to archives of this website for specific needs and actions.9. Completion of the Dan O Connell Memorial Pocket Park. Whitehall at New Scotland.

12. Possible redevelopment of the Weis RD-Hackett-Picotte apartment complex to provide a mix of single family housing and apartments for health care workers, students and seniors.

13. A return to k-8 neighborhood schools which are best for kids their parents and neighborhoods. Sullivan will oppose new HUDregulations that amount to socialengineering of neighborhoods.This would destroy the city tax base.The Sullivan neighborhood agendawill grow as neighborhood associations, and residents, present their needs and wishes.